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MVP Police Reform Plan” , March 29, 2021 MALONE VILLAGE POLICE REFORM PLAN Village of Malone, New York Village of Malone Police Reform Plan Page !1 of !30 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 03 II. Public Engagement.................................................................................................................05 III. Village of Malone Police Department (MVP) Overview…………………………………..07 IV. Reform Recommendations……………………………………………………………………15 V. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………..22 APPENDIX……………………………………………………………………………………………24 A- Village of Malone NY Demographics B- Defined Boundaries of the Village of Malone C- Annual Crime Reports D- Use of Force Spreadsheet E- Deescalation Training Outline F- Diversity Training Outline Village of Malone Police Reform Plan Page !2 of !30 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I. INTRODUCTION On June 12, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 203, requiring each local government with a police force in New York State to adopt a policing reform plan by April 1, 2021. The Order authorizes the Director of the Division of Budget to condition state aid on the adoption of such a plan. Executive Order 203 gave specific criteria and content for local government to consider and work collaboratively on with their community residents and stakeholders to establish a plan that works to build the mutual trust and partnership needed with both the police department and the community they serve. To start this process Mayor Andrea Dumas, of the Village of Malone, formed a working committee (Malone Police Reform Committee), including stakeholders (examples identified in EO 203), to start the process of meeting the criteria of Executive Order 203 which are as follows; 1. Review of current local government, not State, policing policies; 2. subsequent or in coordination with the review, developed a plan to meet the goals of mitigating police- involved deaths and racially biased law enforcement. This plan development must be done with the involvement of multiple interested parties (listed below); 3. this plan is to be ratified by local government legislative body after such plan is offered to the public for comment; 4. the ratified plan must be submitted to the State Budget Director. The police policy review, the new plan development, and the ratification of such plan each have involvement from different entities. This report identifies the steps taken to meet the criteria set forth, recommendations and the conclusion of the committee regarding the Malone Village Police Department (MVP). This will be presented to the Village of Malone Trustee’s for adoption. This committee has researched other Police Reform Plans in New York State to assist us in understanding boarder and more diverse topics and needs that are represented in this plan. In reviewing other plans we found best practices that we agreed upon and worked to incorporate into our recommendations.1 Village of Malone Police Reform Plan Page !3 of ! 30 The Village of Malone Police Reform Committee : Andrea Dumas Todd Weber (retired) Mayor, Village of Malone Attorney Christopher Premo Rev. Howard Cain Chief of Police, Village of Malone Paster, Ft. Covington Presbyterian Church & Constable United Methodist Church Matthew Boyea Dean Yando (retired) Trustee, Village of Malone Principal Norm Bonner Ashley Hart Trustee, Village of Malone Healthcare Professional Brain Langdon Christopher Kelley Trustee, Village of Malone Teacher Archie McKee Chris Hastings Trustee, Village of Malone Smart Recovery Representative & Mental Health Recovery, Homeless & ExCon Rebahka Scaccia Calvin Luther Martin, PhD (retired) Clerk, Village of Malone Professor Collaborators/Stakeholders to the Malone Police Reform Committee : Craig Carrieo Thomas Soucia District Attorney, Franklin County NY Public Defender, Franklin County NY Suzanne Lavigne William Andre Director of Mental Health Services, Franklin County NY Sergeant, Village of Malone Police Department Robert Fountain Lee Rivers Sergeant, Village of Malone Police Department Executive Director, Community Connections Brooke Jennette Shannon Pritchard-Boya Teacher, Malone Central Schools Owner, Breathing Room Michelle Schumaker Precious Cain Director, YMCA Past Resident of Malone, NY Undisclosed Person Undisclosed Person MHL Patient LGBTQIA+ Community Undisclosed Persons Arrested for Murder, Assault, Larceny, Robbery, Drug Possession Probation Violation Village of Malone Police Reform Plan Page !4 of !30 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ II. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT The Mayor initiated the call for community engagement through a front-page feature article, dated October 31, 2020, and through social media inviting community members to participate in the meeting and to submit comments by email, letter and in-person following COVID 19 social distancing guidelines. On September 22, 2020, Mayor Dumas created the Malone Police Reform Committee and started monthly meetings, with sub-meetings that took committee member to public housing to meet with residents and administrators, senior citizens, past arrestees including repeat offenders and those who had gone through recidivism, mental health and drug addiction programs, as well as anyone who reached out to give opinion and ideas. Many of these commenters asked for anonymity, either for personal reasons or to allow them to move forward in their recidivism programs without judgment and prejudice from the community. From the initial call for collaboration and input with the community the committee received numerous emails and telephone calls. The outcome of these calls and emails is outlined below; Generally, the Village of Malone Police Department received high merits for their performance and interaction with the residents and visitors of the Village. A significant number of respondents indicated that they favored an expansion of outreach programs and mental health procedures and reforms. It should acknowledged that the call for input was to assist in detecting racial and ethnic bias against minorities in the community, but the response was minimal in comparison than larger towns and cities, this is due to the disproportion of population in the Village of Malone, as well as a possibly lack of trust with the police and village. Please see demographics in Appendix. While their was limited input, the number does not detract from the importance of the comments that we received and were taken very seriously. - Calls for more inclusion - Calls for more mental health and addiction treatment services - General comments about respectful nature of most officers - Calls for better understanding of systemic racism A preliminary draft of a plan was released January 26, 2021 via the Village of Malone website. The community was provided with an opportunity to comment on the plan through March 21, 2021. The Village also hosted a meeting at the Village offices for in-person comment, as well as a Zoom link for live meeting participation. Several comments were received and documented. Comments prompted a complete overhaul to the Plan’s overall tone, information and details. On March 29, 2021, this plan moves into the Village Council adoption process which also involves community input. For a complete list of community engagement to date, please see outline below. The committee continued public engagement through the monthly meetings as outlined below. September 22, 2020; 6:00PM Discuss the requirement and process of creating the report necessary to meet Executive Order 203. Presented a Planning Schedule Determined Stakeholders to recuit and interview Village of Malone Police Reform Plan Page !5 of !30 October 2020 Open Forums Locations: 215 Elm Street Apartments 77 Catherine Street Apartments 59 Sawyer Avenue Apartments Valley Ridge Manor Senior Apartments November 4, 2020; 4:30PM Noted Open Forum Locations that have occurred. Craig Carriero, DA added to the discussions adding the concept of a Diversion Program for those with substance abuse and/or mental health issues instead of arrests. Discussions included mental health gaps, handcuffing, non-lethal tools, new processes or training. December 29, 2020; 4:30PM Discussed the BOLAWrap Discussed Community Relations through bike and foot patrol possibilities, restarting the DARE Program in schools, and increasing the number of Coffee with Cop events. Village of Malone Police Reform Plan Page !6 of !30 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ III. MALONE VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW The MVP serves over 5,610 village residents and thousands of others that pass through the Village of Malone on an average day for work, shopping, doing business and attending special events. Pre-COVID 19 the thousands of others also included numerous Canadians due to the close proximity of the Canadian Border. The MVP police officers patrol a total geographical area is approximately 3.18 square miles located in the Franklin County, NY. The MVP was officially founded in 1926 and has a close relationship with other area law enforcement that covers Franklin County, NY including the NY State Troopers, Border Patrol, and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. The stated mission of the MVP is “to provide professional police service in an ethical, courteous, and impartial manner to those
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